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OHA to decide Brantford junior hockey bid

A Brantford group's bid to land a Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League team to play in the Mid-Western Conference is going to the Ontario Hockey Association.

Shawn McKelvie, chairman of the GOJHL and MWC convenor, confirmed that an application has been received from a Brantford group but he didn't want to reveal too much because there's still plenty of road to cover.

"It's at the stage where it will be going before the OHA membership committee," said McKelvie. "At the end of the day, it has to go to the OHA."

While the Brantford group putting together the bid wishes to keep a low profile until its application is accepted or rejected, one member of the group told The Expositor that they are raring to go.

"We're really excited," said the group member.

Currently, the prospective group is filling out paperwork that is required by the OHA. Once that paperwork is completed, the OHA will set a date to look at the application and either accept or decline it.

"To my knowledge, there hasn't been a date set," McKelvie said when asked about a possible OHA meeting.

Brantford has been without a junior B team this season after the Golden Eagles left the city to play in Caledonia.